Derived from all seven viable sources of vitamin C, our vitamin C complex is a proven performer. Vitamin C is clinically proven to reduce free radical damage from physical stress.

Vitamin C is important for connective tissue repair. Although beneficial to athletes participating in a variety of sports, vitamin C is especially important to body builders and endurance athletes whose training causes the most connective tissue damage.

Vitamin C is also important to athletes because, as an antioxidant, it may help to reverse some of the oxidative damage that may occur from exercise. This oxidative damage, caused by free radicals, may interfere with the cells’ ability to function normally and is believed to play a role in many different health conditions.

Vitamin C promotes a healthy immune system and may help to prevent the dip in immune function that may occur right after exercise.

Nutrition Facts

Vitamin C is the most easily destroyed vitamin. It is destroyed by oxygen, heat (above 70 degrees) and it leaks out into the cooking water because it is a water-soluble vitamin.

Vitamin C dissolves in cooking water so serve the food with the cooking water if possible. You can save the water from vegetables like potatoes and broccoli for making soup. Or mash potatoes with some of the potato water.

Also, cast iron pans destroy vitamin C. Don't use them in cooking vitamin C rich vegetables like tomatoes for spaghetti sauce.

Vitamin C can be completely lost if foods are frozen for longer than two months. Keep your freezer at 0 to -10 degrees to minimize this vitamin C loss in juices and vegetables.

Frozen, reconstituted orange juice has 78% and canned orange juice has 69% of the vitamin C found in fresh squeezed orange juice. Vitamin C is destroyed during the condensing process, but canning is even harder on vitamin C.

It is essential to supplement with Vitamin C, as so much of the vitamin is lost in cooking or storage. Athletes, in particular, need a constant supply of the powerful antioxidant Vitamin C.

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